Wild scenes dominated the streets outside the Manhattan Criminal Court as the world awaited the jury’s verdict in the former president’s hush-money trial.
A heavily pro-Trump crowd descended on the courthouse to witness the moment, before a handful of protesters battled them early Thursday.
At one crazy point during the scuffle, a woman bared her breasts and flashed them in a protester’s face as they were led away by police.
A Trump supporter Lily Qi, 60, told DailyMail.com: ‘We pray to God that he is not guilty. This case is completely wrong.”
It comes as analysts believe the jury will return with a verdict on Thursday, at a landmark moment when the presidential front-runner could become a convicted felon.
As wild scenes took over the streets outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Thursday, a Trump supporter flashed her breasts in the face of an anti-MAGA protester
A woman ripped signs from a protester’s hands as nervous supporters on both sides showed their frustration ahead of the historic verdict
Another Trump fan dressed in a clown suit, who said his name was ‘Pitchfork Pete’, 40, told DailyMail.com: ‘Nobody ever stood up for me. This man has stuck his neck out for us time and time again over the past eight years.’
Echoing much of Trump’s rhetoric about his criminal case, he continued, “I’ve never seen anything like this in my life where an innocent man is on trial.
“I’ll probably end up in jail next to Donald Trump if they put him in jail… He’s an inspiration to my family, his dad built my neighborhood.”
He added that his clown costume was in honor of New York Governor Kathy Hochul because she “calls us clowns, so I’m here to tell her all clowns MAGA.”
His friend, who gave his name only as Hungry Santa, said: “It is important for me to be here today because the Constitution matters.
‘Judges cannot simply do what they want, the constitution takes precedence over what the majority wants.’
The supporter, one of the few in crazy outfits and eccentric costumes outside the courthouse, said he believes the whole thing is “keeping Trump off the campaign trail.”
“Biden has divided the country more than ever,” he concluded.
Earlier in the day, a British woman and her partner were accosted by angry Trump fans as anticipation for the day grew, forcing police to intervene as the couple rushed away.
A large pro-Trump crowd took to the streets, with one telling DailyMail.com that they believed the whole thing would “keep Trump off the campaign trail.”
An NYPD officer was seen separating Trump supporters from protesters outside the courthouse as the two groups clashed early Thursday
A woman was taken away by police after waving signs that read “Don’t let Trump fool you”
As clashes broke out outside the courthouse, the two sides of protesters wrestled over signs and hurled insults at each other – before one woman exposed her breasts as police became involved.
A second fight broke out shortly after, with one male anti-Trump protester accusing another of assaulting him before being removed from the park by police.
A protester carrying signs reading “Trump is the definition of depravity” and “dump Trump” was surrounded by supporters of the former president before her signs were ripped from her hands and police dragged one person away.
Diane Barney, one of the few anti-Trump protesters, told DailyMail.com that she felt it was important for her to attend.
“I’m very interested in this case and finally seeing justice and sticking to it,” she said.
‘He threw everything away, he never had to answer for anything his entire life.
“People may say this is the weakest case, but it’s the only case we’ll get before this election… I’m optimistic he will be found guilty.”
Nadine Seiler, who traveled all the way from Maryland to be there, added, “The America we live in is an upside-down world. Unfortunately, all I see is Trump getting more support.”
“I hope the jury takes their job seriously, evaluates the evidence and I hope it’s a guilty verdict… Even if he’s convicted, I don’t see him going to jail.”
The former president’s lawyer, Alina Habba, speaks to the media early Thursday as the jury deliberates
Supporters of former President Donald Trump demonstrate outside the courthouse, where wild scenes resembled a Trump rally
Street performer Naked Cowboy also stopped by outside the courthouse to show his support for Trump.
He said, ‘This is more exciting, this is America, it should be entertaining. The whole world is watching one man: Donald Trump.
‘I love Donald Trump. I hope he wins and makes this country prosperous again.’
He then sang a song with the lyrics: “So indict him, convict him, throw him in jail, no matter what you do, Trump will still prevail.”
Not all of the protesters outside the courthouse came in distinctive clothing, with Qi saying she camped outside the trial every day to show her support.
“We pray to God that he is not guilty. This case is completely wrong,” she said.
“They want all the newspapers to come here and say Trump is doing something, but they have destroyed this country.
“This is America, no other country, can you believe this… I come here every day and will continue to do so until Trump wins and America wins.”
Street performer Naked Cowboy also stopped by briefly to show his support for Trump outside the courthouse, telling DailyMail.com: ‘I love Donald Trump. I hope he wins and makes this country prosperous again.”
Another Trump fan who says she has been at the trial every day, Stephanie Lu, 58, said she is staying because “we know the truth and that is that Trump is fighting for us.”
‘He’s a billionaire and he doesn’t need this. He can go anywhere, she said.
‘He is the one who saw through this country and its lies. Trump cares about this country. We appreciate him.
‘We came every day. We didn’t know each other, but our love for this country brought us together.’